State OKs health insurance rate increasesThe state Department of Financial Services on Friday announced health insurance rates for 2016, including increases for the Rochester area’s two largest insurers ranging from roughly 5.75 percent to nearly 16 percent.

Readers sound off on Trump 2016 bidMore than 60 percent of respondents to this week’s RBJ Daily Report Snap Poll have an unfavorable opinion of Donald Trump. And more than half—54 percent—do not see Trump as a serious candidate.

Elite students from 20 nations coming to URThe University of Rochester is slated to serve as host to some 200 elite high school students from 20 nations Aug. 2 to 8 for the fourth annual International Baccalaureate World Student Conference.